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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required posting of signs regarding human |
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trafficking penalties by certain schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 37.086(a), (b), and (c), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "school"[: |
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[(1) "Premises" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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481.134, Health and Safety Code. |
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[(2) "School"] means a public [or private] primary or |
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secondary school. |
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(b) Each public school shall post warning signs of the |
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increased penalties for trafficking of persons under Section |
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20A.02(b-1)(2), Penal Code, in a [at the following locations: |
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[(1) parallel to and along the exterior boundaries of |
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the school's premises; |
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[(2) at each roadway or other way of access to the |
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premises; |
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[(3) for premises not fenced, at least every five |
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hundred feet along the exterior boundaries of the premises; |
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[(4) at each entrance to the premises; and |
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[(5) at] conspicuous place [places] reasonably likely |
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to be viewed by all school employees and visitors [persons entering |
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the premises]. |
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(c) The agency, in consultation with the human trafficking |
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prevention task force created under Section 402.035, Government |
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Code, shall adopt rules regarding the [placement, installation, |
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design, size,] wording[, and maintenance procedures] for the |
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warning signs required under this section and requiring[. The |
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rules must require] that each warning sign: |
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(1) include a description of the provisions of Section |
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20A.02(b-1), Penal Code, including the penalties for violating that |
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section; |
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(2) be written in English and Spanish; and |
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(3) be at least 8-1/2 by 11 inches in size. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |